Patents Examined by Ayanah S George
  • Patent number: 11516686
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a measurement method, including: acquiring, by user equipment, a status of using a target unlicensed frequency band by a target radio access technology RAT; and selecting, by the user equipment, a corresponding measurement mode according to the usage status to measure a radio condition of the target unlicensed frequency band. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose user equipment, a network device, and a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Qinghai Zeng, Hongping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11516735
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed by a network node of a wireless communication network, and corresponding method in a UE. The method in the node comprises obtaining (312) information indicating a capability of a UE of applying a wake-up-signal, WUS. Applying the WUS implies that reception or non-reception of the WUS at the start of an on-duration of a discontinuous reception, DRX, period indicates to the UE to respectively monitor or refrain from monitoring a downlink control channel during the on-duration. The method also comprises obtaining (314) configuration data related to the UE, the configuration data comprising at least one of: a DRX cycle configuration; a type of service or application for which the UE is being used; and a UE coverage level; and determining (318) whether the UE is to apply the WUS based on the obtained configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Santhan Thangarasa, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11510238
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information that indicates whether to perform a first random access channel (RACH) procedure for a non-terrestrial network or a second RACH procedure for a terrestrial network, wherein the first RACH procedure is configured to support a larger number of UEs contemporaneously performing a RACH procedure than the second RACH procedure. Responsive to the information indicating that the UE is to perform the first RACH procedure, the UE may perform the first RACH procedure. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiao Feng Wang, Iyab Issam Sakhnini, Jun Ma, Huilin Xu, Dan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11509519
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node (12,13) for handling communication of a wireless device (10) in a wireless communication network (1). The radio network node (12,13) is configured to provide a serving cell for the wireless device (10) on a lean carrier where reference signals are transmitted with a bandwidth that is variable between a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth being narrower than the first bandwidth, and wherein the wireless device (10) is configured with a discontinuous reception cycle. The radio network node transmits reference signals over a bandwidth that alternates between the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth in accordance with the discontinuous reception cycle configured for the wireless device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Iana Siomina, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11503605
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for extreme high throughput (EHT) physical layer data rate. An apparatus of an access point (AP) comprising processing circuitry configured to encode an EHT capabilities element, the EHT capabilities element comprising a maximum media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) in an aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to configure the AP to transmit the EHT capabilities element to a station (STA), and determine a maximum A-MPDU length based on two raised to a power of a constant plus a value of the A-MPDU length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to encode MPDUs in an A-MPDU, where the A-MPDU is encoded to be less than or equal to the maximum A-MPDU length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Kai Huang, Daniel F. Bravo, Robert J. Stacey, Laurent Cariou, Arik Klein
  • Patent number: 11503669
    Abstract: A terminal performs: in response to receipt of first identifying information, from a first function-executing device via a first wireless connection established between the terminal and the first function-executing device, receiving, when the computer program is launched by an OS program of the terminal, at least the first device-identifying information from the OS program; establishing a second wireless connection between the terminal and the first function-executing device, using the first device-identifying information received from the OS program without requiring user input of an operation for selecting a connection-target function-executing device from at least one function-executing device; receiving first function information that indicates at least one function executable by the first function-executing device; and displaying, a first function screen for enabling a user to select a function required of the first function-executing device to execute, from the at least one function executable by the fi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Longlong Ruan
  • Patent number: 11497060
    Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to multiplexing, addressing and HARQ for MsgB in two-step RACH in mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a user equipment (UE) transmits to a network node of a wireless network a first message containing a preamble index and data. In response, the apparatus receives from the network node a second message containing a random access response (RAR) and contention resolution information. The second message is addressed to either a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the UE or a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mehmet Kunt, Pradeep Jose, Pavan Santhana Krishna Nuggehalli
  • Patent number: 11489628
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, CSI and/or a plurality of ACKs related to a group of DL data transmissions may be buffered at the UE as a GACK until a DCI trigger is received from the eNB. Once the trigger is received, the UE may transmit the CSI and/or GACK to the eNB. In this way HARQ feedback and/or CSI may be reliably communicated while reducing payload. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus send, to a UE, data transmissions associated with a first plurality of downlink subframes. In an aspect, the apparatus increments a counter for each data transmission sent to the UE. In a further aspect, the apparatus transmits, to the UE, a first trigger for a first GACK when a counter is greater than or equal to a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Onkar Jayant Dabeer, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Kiran Kumar Somasundaram, Madhavan Srinivasan Vajapeyam, Hao Xu, Wanshi Chen, Alberto Rico Alvarino
  • Patent number: 11490428
    Abstract: Techniques and examples of design for initial access in New Radio (NR) unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) are described. An apparatus receives from a base station of a wireless network which transmits one or multiple synchronization signal and PBCH blocks (SS/PBCH blocks) whose indices are indicated in a cyclic-wrapped order subject to a result of listen-before-talk (LBT) in NR-U. The apparatus also transmits a random access request on random access channel (RACH) resources allocated by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Chiou-Wei Tsai, Jiann-Ching Guey, Chun-Hsuan Kuo
  • Patent number: 11489790
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile station which communicates with abase station using a radio channel, the mobile station comprising: a switching unit configured to switch from a packet reception period, during which packet reception can be executed, to a packet reception halt period, during which packet reception is halted; a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the base station, a result of receiving a packet sent from the base station, as a reception result notification signal; a packet reception determination unit configured to determine a packet reception fault; and a reception period determination unit configured to extend the packet reception period if the packet reception fault is determined by the packet reception determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Ishii, Jinsock Lee
  • Patent number: 11477813
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for phase noise reference signal (PNRS) transmission, comprising receiving, at a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), scheduling information for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein the scheduling information includes an indication of a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and a modulation coding scheme (MCS) level, determining a density for the PNRS transmission based on at least one of: the MCS level, a frequency band for the PUSCH transmission, or a subcarrier spacing of the PUSCH transmission, and transmitting the PUSCH in the scheduled set of PRBs using the determined density of PNRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Moon-il Lee, Erdem Bala, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Mihaela C. Beluri, Alphan Sahin, Rui Yang
  • Patent number: 11477850
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. A communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, which includes a first base station supporting first wireless communication and a second base station supporting second wireless communication, can comprise the steps of: performing data communication though the first wireless communication with the first base station; receiving, from the first or second base station, configuration information for second wireless communication connection; reporting, to the first or second base station, the result of measurement on at least one beamforming reference signal having been received from the second base station, on the basis of the configuration information; and establishing the second wireless communication connection with the second base station on the basis of the measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Hwang, Sangwook Kwon, Anil Agiwal, Hyunjeong Kang, Beomsik Bae, Sangkyu Baek
  • Patent number: 11470627
    Abstract: This application provides an uplink information sending method, including: determining, based on a transmission direction of a transmission resource and a preset grant-free transmission resource, a grant-free transmission resource used for uplink transmission, where the transmission resource includes the grant-free transmission resource; and sending uplink information on the grant-free transmission resource used for uplink transmission. According to the method, the grant-free transmission resource used for uplink transmission may be a subset of the preset grant-free transmission resource or may be a resource determined based on a location of the preset grant-free transmission resource. In either case, the grant-free transmission resource used for uplink transmission belongs to the transmission resource whose transmission direction is uplink transmission direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinhuan Xia, Yongxia Lyu
  • Patent number: 11464035
    Abstract: In a method for transmitting and receiving a shared channel in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a terminal is characterized by comprising: a step for receiving, from a base station, first resource information for transmitting and receiving a shared channel; and a step for receiving, from the base station, the shared channel on a first resource determined on the basis of the first resource information or transmitting, to the base station, the shared channel on the first resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Kyungjun Choi, Minseok Noh, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 11464044
    Abstract: A system includes multiple techniques of implementing listen before talk functionality to provide multiple mobile communication devices connectivity with a wireless base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Ahmad Reza Hedayat
  • Patent number: 11463917
    Abstract: A user plane function receives, from a session management function, a request for at least one quality of service (QoS) report for a data flow, the request indicating: a QoS event; and a first QoS value for the QoS event. Monitoring packets for monitoring a second QoS value of the data flow are sent to a base station. A determination is made of an occurrence of the QoS event based on the second QoS value and the first QoS value. An indication of the occurrence is sent to the session management function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weihua Qiao, Esmael Dinan, Kyungmin Park, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11457419
    Abstract: The present invention is designed so that transmission power is controlled adequately even when communication is performed using a plurality of transmission time intervals (TTIs) of varying lengths. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal has a transmission section that transmits signals using a plurality of transmission time intervals (TTIs) of varying lengths, and a control section that controls the transmission power of a first signal that is transmitted in a first TTI, and the transmission power of a second signal that is transmitted in a second TTI having a shorter TTI duration than the first TTI, and, when the total transmission power of the first signal and the second signal that are transmitted in an overlapping manner exceeds the maximum transmission power, the control section exerts control so that transmission power is preferentially allocated to one of the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata, Lihui Wang, Xiaolin Hou, Huiling Jiang
  • Patent number: 11457454
    Abstract: A mobile communications system is described in which a mobile device is operable to communicate with base stations using a first radio technology and with other devices using a second radio technology. The mobile device maintains a control plane connection with a first base station and a user plane connection via a second base station. In case of an interference is detected due to concurrent use of the first and second radio technologies, the mobile device provides assistance information to the base stations, based on which the base stations alleviate the effects of the detected interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Vivek Sharma
  • Patent number: 11452099
    Abstract: A user terminal, according to the present invention, has a receiving section that receives resource information, which indicates a single or a plurality of uplink control channel resources, per configuration identifier related to channel state information (CSI) reporting, and a control section that selects an uplink control channel resource to use to transmit a plurality of CSIs, based on the resource information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata, Huiling Li, Lihui Wang, Chongning Na, Xiaolin Hou
  • Patent number: 11451337
    Abstract: A first communication device receives one or more physical layer (PHY) data units, which include a plurality of media access control (MAC) layer data units, from a second communication device via a communication channel that includes a first frequency segment and a second frequency segment separated by a gap in frequency, including simultaneously i) receiving a first MAC layer data unit via the first frequency segment of the communication channel, and ii) receiving a second MAC layer data unit via the second frequency segment of the communication channel. The first communication device generates acknowledgement information for the plurality of MAC layer data units, and transmits the acknowledgment information to the second communication device via one or both of i) the first frequency segment and ii) the second frequency segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang